Colour
#EAE6D9
- #EAE6D9
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Linen
#EAE6D9 is a yellow with RGB values 234, 230, 217 and HSL 46°, 29%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Linen.
Colour values
#EAE6D9#EAE6D9
HEX#EAE6D9
RGBrgb(234, 230, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.902, 0.851
RGB percentages91.8%, 90.2%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(45.9, 28.8%, 88.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.9, 7.3%, 91.8%)
CMYK0%, 1.7%, 7.3%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,394,521
CSS custom property--colour: #EAE6D9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.79096WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness229.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.82:1
Contrast with white1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E6E6E6
Inverted#151926
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D9DDEA
Analogous#EADED9, #E5EAD9
Triadic#D9EAE6, #E6D9EA
Split complementary#D9E5EA, #DED9EA
Tetradic#D9EADE, #D9DDEA, #EAD9E5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R234
G230
B217
Red234 (91.8%)
Green230 (90.2%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue45.88°
Saturation (HSL)28.81%
Lightness88.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EA · G E6 · B D9
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